Familyrelatives.com is awarded 101 Best Websites for 2014: Best British and Irish Genealogy Websites

Familyrelatives is delighted to have been recognised in the “101 Best Genealogy Websites of 2014” awards by Family Tree Magazine. We continue to make great strides in adding new records including the 1841-1901 Census for England & Wales and are delighted to go from strength to strength.

We believe in making Family History fun, easy and affordable and are very pleased that we are in good company with the likes of the Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, State Archives of North Carolina, Washington State Digital Archives and a number of others.

Familyrelatives.com provides a growing selection of Military records a vital building block when researching your family tree for ancestors who served in the armed forces. Many of the Army records, Navy records and Royal Air Force are fully transcribed making it easier to search and locate your ancestors who served in World War One or World War Two. Other vital records include the National Roll, Commissioned Sea Officers of the Royal Navy,Roll of Honour, RoyalAir Force lists,Army births, marriages and deaths abroad and records for the USA military.

Civil Registration began in England and Wales on July 1st, 1837, the same year in which Queen Victoria came to the throne and continues to the present day. The Civil Registration records are divided into three events, Births, Marriages and Deaths.

Pigot's Historical and Occupational Trade Directories now online on Familyrelatives.com

Pigot's Trade Directories 27 CountiesThe Pigot's Directories are a unique collection of 27 Counties with invaluable occupational information for the 1830's going back as far as the time of William IV.

The Pigot's Directories currently cover the period from 1830 to 1839 before the official Civil Registration began and are a valuable source of additional information when researching your ancestors. All major professions, nobility, gentry, clergy, trades and occupations including taverns and public houses and much more are listed. There are even timetables of the coaches and carriers that served a town.

One of the largest collections of Irish records available is being released online by https://www.familyrelatives.com//. This forms part of a programme to add more than 10 million new records by the end of this year.

Pigot's and Slater's Trade and Occupational Directory on Familyrelatives.com

The Pigot's and Slater's Directories form a unique collection of trade, commercial and occupational information from 1824 - 1846 for England, Wales and Ireland going back as far as the time of George IV when Britain was about to become the workshop of the world.

The General Register Office (GRO) Births, Marriages and Deaths (BMD) Indexes allow you to search for a family relative, and once found the Indexes provide that vital information that will enable you to order a certificate or to confirm your own research. The Indexes list the year, quarter, district and depending on the event - and the period will give you the information regarding the Mother's Maiden Name (Births) or Spouse's Name (Marriages) or the Age at death (Deaths). In addition the Indexes give two other vital pieces of information - the Volume number and the Page number of the Register which will allow the ordering of a certificate.

Certificates are a valuable and useful source of information for tracing your family history as they usually provide details like an address, occupation or cause of death. Including the full name of the individuals you will also find the following information on certificates;

A birth certificate includes the date and place of birth, the name and address of the mother and sometimes the mother's maiden name. The name and occupation of the father is also shown on the certificate.

Why Beta? Well because we think that we can always improve, from the quality and range of the historical records to your experience and interaction on our website with our emphasis on ease of use and lower cost.

We have many changes to come on Familyrelatives.com over the next few months from Calendar’s to Photo Albums, to Family Tree software, to Family & Friend inclusion and we would love your feedback and interaction.